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“profound experience” Kozińska on “Unknown, I live with you”

Dorota Kozińska describes her impressions from her visit to the dress rehearsal and the premiere in Brussels:  “I entered this space in the dark, surrounded by the music of Glowicka: minimalistic, hazy, but at the same time bursting with underlying emotion. A moment later, from the sounds of string quartet […]

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Review “Unknown, I live with you”

Thrilled to share yet another review of “Unknown, I live with you” by German online magazine Rattlermag: “Polish composer Kasia Głowicka explores the junctions between extended techniques of operatic voice and the dramatic potential of live electronics. The emotionality of the folk-inspired melodies meets minimalism of form. It expresses the […]

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From Engaged Opera to Intercultural Performance: A Deep Dive into Głowicka’s “Unknown, I Live with You”

Zuzanna Hwang-Cempla explores how Katarzyna Głowicka’s opera-installation transforms Afghan women’s poetry into a powerful act of resistance and solidarity. In her newly published article, musicologist Zuzanna Hwang-Cempla examines “Unknown, I Live with You”—a groundbreaking work by composer Katarzyna Głowicka and director Krystian Lada that challenges everything we think we know […]

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Renowned Opera Vision streaming of ‘Unknown, I live with you’

OperaVision, Europe’s premier free streaming platform for opera, has added Unknown, I Live With You to its collection—bringing this groundbreaking opera-installation to audiences worldwide. The platform, which streams productions from leading opera houses across 17 countries, features the work alongside its catalogue of the world’s most celebrated operas. This marks […]

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“reshapes operatic experience” Araszkiewicz on “Unknown, I live with you”

Composer Kasia Głowicka’s music responds to this (…) perfectly: it is designed to express the monotony of oppression and the explosive moments of revolt. The sounds of the string quartet and live electronics interact through unsettling contradiction, playing out the story of abuse and vulnerability. In doing so, they push […]

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Review on The Theater Times

The Theatre Times reviewed “LILIAN,” a radioplay drama by an award-winning composer Głowicka. This was based on a true story using real WhatsApp message transcripts as its source material. It takes us into the lives of a refugee trapped in the notorious Zitan Detention Centre and the human rights professor […]

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Seeking the AirPort. An interview with director Krystian Lada

Featured in Kraków UNESCO City of Literature: Director Krystian Lada discusses the philosophy behind The Airport Society and why opera must confront difficult truths. In a revealing interview with theatre critic Tomasz Domagała, published by Kraków UNESCO City of Literature, director and librettist Krystian Lada explores what it means to […]

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“A Composer with a Mission”: Dwutygodnik Explores Katarzyna Głowicka’s Socially Engaged Opera

Featured in Dwutygodnik: Music critic Wioleta Żochowska examines how Katarzyna Głowicka’s work represents a growing trend in contemporary opera—art that refuses to separate beauty from social responsibility. In her article “Kompozytorka z misją” (A Composer with a Mission), published in the respected Polish cultural magazine Dwutygodnik, Żochowska explores Głowicka’s latest […]

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